Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Denver → Chicago via Los Angeles: arrives on time 47%

  1. 21:05 DEN → 22:40 LAX
    WN 3110 · Southwest · 2h 30m · 39% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 23:55 LAX → 05:55 MDW +1 day
    WN 2413 · Southwest · 4h 00m · 86% on time, 1.7% cancelled

Total trip 7h 50m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h ahead of Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection56%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 44% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time47%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (56%) × second flight not cancelled (1.7% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip7h 50mDEN 21:05 to MDW 05:55, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.